Form 6-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of April, 2011

Commission File Number :001-15216

 

 

HDFC BANK LIMITED

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

HDFC Bank House, Senapati Bapat Marg,

Lower Parel, Mumbai. 400 013, India

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

      HDFC BANK LIMITED                                    
                  (Registrant)
Date: 21st April 2011      

By IsI  Sanjay Dongre

      Name: Sanjay Dongre
      Title: Executive Vice President (Legal) & Company Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

The following documents (bearing the exhibit number listed below) are furnished herewith and are made a part of this Report pursuant to the General Instructions for Form 6-K.

Exhibit I

Description

Communication dated 18th April 2011 addressed to The New York Stock Exchange, New York, United States of America (USA) intimating about the Board Meeting held for approval of the audited annual financial results as on March 31, 2011.


18th April 2011

New York Stock Exchange

11, Wall Street,

New York,

NY 10005

USA

Dear Sir / Madam,

Re : Audited Annual Financial Results for the Financial Year ended 31st March 2011

We attach herewith two files containing the audited annual financial results of the Bank for the Financial Year ended 31st March 2011 as approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 18th April 2011 and a press release issued by the Bank in this regard.

The aforesaid audited annual financial results have been submitted to the stock exchanges in India as per the listing requirements of those stock exchanges.

We are also pleased to inform that the Board of Directors have recommended a dividend of (INR) Rs. 16.50 /- per equity share ( 165%) out of the net profits for the year ended 31st March, 2011.

This is for your information and record.

Thanking you,

 

Yours faithfully,
For HDFC Bank Limited
Sd/-

/s/ Sanjay Dongre

Sanjay Dongre
Executive Vice President (Legal) &
Company Secretary


Exhibit I

HDFC BANK LIMITED

FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2011

 

                            ( LOGO in lacs)  
      Particulars   

Quarter

ended

31.03.2011

   

Quarter

ended

31.03.2010

   

Year ended

31.03.2011

   

Year ended

31.03.2010

 
            Unaudited     Unaudited     Audited     Audited  
1       Interest Earned (a)+(b)+(c)+(d)      546855        405311        1992821        1617273   
     a) Interest/discount on advances/bills      415093        303139        1508501        1209828   
     b) Income on Investments      129658        100811        467544        398111   
     c) Interest on balances with Reserve                 
       Bank of India and other inter bank funds      1864        1231        14808        8096   
     d) Others      240        130        1968        1238   
2       Other Income      125576        95076        433515        398310   
3       A) TOTAL INCOME (1) + (2)      672431        500387        2426336        2015583   
4       Interest Expended      262908        170175        938508        778630   
5       Operating Expenses (i) + (ii)      199837        160775        715292        593981   
     i) Employees cost      73335        59716        283604        228918   
     ii) Other operating expenses      126502        101059        431688        365063   
6      

B) TOTAL EXPENDITURE (4)+(5)

(excluding Provisions & Contingencies)

     462745        330950        1653800        1372611   
7       Operating Profit before Provisions and Contingencies (3) - (6)      209686        169437        772536        642972   
8       Provisions (Other than tax) and Contingencies      43134        43991        190671        214059   
9       Exceptional Items      —          —          —          —     
10     Profit / (Loss) from ordinary activities before tax (7-8-9)      166552        125446        581865        428913   
11     Tax Expense      55081        41784        189226        134044   
12     Net Profit / (Loss) from Ordinary Activities after tax (10-11)      111471        83662        392639        294869   
13     Extraordinary items (net of tax expense)      —          —          —          —     
14     Net Profit / (Loss) (12-13)      111471        83662        392639        294869   
15     Paid up equity share capital (Face Value of LOGO 10/- each)      46523        45774        46523        45774   
16     Reserves excluding revaluation reserves (as per balance sheet of previous accounting year)              2491113        2106185   
17     Analytical Ratios                 
     (i) Percentage of shares held by Government of India      Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil   
     (ii) Capital Adequacy Ratio      16.2     17.4     16.2     17.4
     (iii) Earnings per share ( LOGO )                 
     (a) Basic EPS before & after extraordinary items (net of tax expense) - not annualized      24.0        18.3        85.0        67.6   
     (b) Diluted EPS before & after extraordinary items (net of tax expense) -not annualized      23.7        18.1        84.0        66.9   
     (iv) NPA Ratios                 
     (a) Gross NPAs      169434        181676        169434        181676   
     (b) Net NPAs      29641        39205        29641        39205   
     (c) % of Gross NPAs to Gross Advances      1.05     1.43     1.05     1.43
     (d) % of Net NPAs to Net Advances      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.3
     (v) Return on assets (average) - not annualized      0.4     0.4     1.6     1.5
18     Non Promoters Shareholding                 
     (a) Public Shareholding                 
     - No. of shares      275440073        267997650        275440073        267997650   
     - Percentage of Shareholding      59.2     58.6     59.2     58.6
     (b) Shares underlying Depository Receipts ( ADS and GDR )                 
     - No. of shares      81142391        81102402        81142391        81102402   
     - Percentage of Shareholding      17.4     17.7     17.4     17.7
19     Promoters and Promoter Group Shareholding                 
     (a) Pledged / Encumbered                 
     - No. of shares      —          —          —          —     
     - Percentage of Shares (as a % of the total shareholding of promoter and promoter group)      —          —          —          —     
     - Percentage of Shares (as a % of the total share capital of the Company)      —          —          —          —     
     (b) Non - encumbered                 
     - No. of shares      108643220        108643220        108643220        108643220   
     - Percentage of Shares (as a % of the total shareholding of promoter and promoter group)      100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0
     - Percentage of Shares (as a % of the total share capital of the Company)      23.4     23.7     23.4     23.7


Segment information in accordance with the Accounting Standard on Segment Reporting (AS 17) of the operating segments of the Bank is as under:

 

              ( LOGO in lacs)   
Particulars    Quarter
ended
31.03.2011
    Quarter
ended
31.03.2010
    Year ended
31.03.2011
    Year ended
31.03.2010
 
            Unaudited     Unaudited     Audited     Audited  

1

   Segment Revenue                 

a)

   Treasury      162279        103932        539116        462282   

b)

   Retail Banking      559135        405895        1950503        1573704   

c)

   Wholesale Banking      313527        197368        1161289        816204   

d)

   Other banking operations      70339        61865        248369        231993   

e)

   Unallocated      —          —          —          —     
    

Total

     1105280        769060        3899277        3084183   
    

Less: Inter Segmental Revenue

     432849        268673        1472941        1068600   
    

Income from Operations

     672431        500387        2426336        2015583   

2

   Segment Results                 

a)

   Treasury      10390        2572        9612        67348   

b)

   Retail Banking      89520        62627        301457        159680   

c)

   Wholesale Banking      52526        49952        242331        197862   

d)

   Other banking operations      34354        24021        101836        60191   

e)

   Unallocated      (20238     (13726     (73371     (56168
    

Total Profit Before Tax

     166552        125446        581865        428913   

3

   Capital Employed                 
     (Segment Assets - Segment Liabilities)                 

a)

   Treasury      7501909        6394476        7501909        6394476   

b)

   Retail Banking      (5899586     (4755502     (5899586     (4755502

c)

   Wholesale Banking      966039        402003        966039        402003   

d)

   Other banking operations      479097        385953        479097        385953   

e)

   Unallocated      (509823     (274971     (509823     (274971
    

Total

     2537636        2151959        2537636        2151959   

Business Segments have been identified and reported taking into account, the target customer profile, the nature of products and services, the differing risks and returns, the organization structure, the internal business reporting system and the guidelines prescribed by RBI.

Geographic Segments

Since the Bank does not have material earnings emanating outside India, the Bank is considered to operate in only the domestic segment.


Notes :

 

1 Statement of Assets and Liabilities as on March 31, 2011 is given below.

 

                ( LOGO in lacs)   
Particulars    As at
31.03.2011
     As at
31.03.2010
 

CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES

                 

Capital

     46523         45774   

Reserves and Surplus

     2491113         2106185   

Employees’ Stock Options (Grants) Outstanding

     291         291   

Deposits

     20858641         16740444   

Borrowings

     1439406         1291569   

Other Liabilities and Provisions

     2899285         2061597   

Total

     27735259         22245860   

ASSETS

                 

Cash and balances with Reserve Bank of India

     2510081         1548329   

Balances with Banks and Money at Call and Short notice

     456802         1445912   

Investments

     7092936         5860763   

Advances

     15998267         12583060   

Fixed Assets

     217065         212281   

Other Assets

     1460108         595515   

Total

     27735259         22245860   

 

2 The above results have been approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on April 18, 2011. There are no qualifications in the auditors’ report for the year ended March 31, 2011. The information presented above is extracted from the audited financial statements as stated.
3 The Board of Directors at their meeting proposed a dividend of LOGO 16.5 per share, subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
4 The Board of Directors at its meeting held on April 18, 2011 considered and approved the sub-division (split) of one equity share of the Bank having a nominal value of LOGO 10/- each into five equity shares of nominal value of LOGO 2/- each and consequential alteration in the authorized share capital in the Capital Clause of the Memorandum of Association of the Bank. The sub-division of shares will be subject to approval of the shareholders and any other statutory and regulatory approvals, as applicable.
5 During the year ended March 31, 2011, the Bank granted 65,93,500 stock options under plan E - scheme ESOS XVI to its employees. The grant price of these options is LOGO 2,200.80, being the closing market price as on the working day immediately preceding the date of grant of options.
6 During the quarter and year ended March 31, 2011, the Bank allotted 8,95,723 and 74,82,412 shares pursuant to the exercise of stock options by certain employees.
7 Other income relates to income from non-fund based banking activities including commission, fees, foreign exchange earnings, earnings from derivative transactions and profit and loss (including revaluation) from investments.
8 Effective April 1, 2010, the Bank has classified fees paid relating to transactions done by the Bank’s customers on other banks’ ATMs, which hitherto were netted from fees and commissions, under operating expenses. Figures for the previous periods have been regrouped/reclassified to conform to current period’s classification.
9 Floating provisions have been classified as Tier 2 capital and reflected under Other Liabilities with effect from the current financial year. These provisions were hitherto netted from Advances and from Gross NPAs in arriving at Net NPAs.
10 In accordance with RBI guidelines under reference RBI/2009-2010/356 IDMD/4135/11.08.43/2009-10 dated March 23, 2010, effective April 1, 2010, Repo and Reverse Repo transactions in government securities and corporate debt securities (excluding transactions conducted under Liquidity Adjustment Facility with RBI) are reflected as borrowing and lending transactions respectively. These transactions were hitherto recorded under investments as sales and purchases respectively.
11 As on March 31, 2011, the total number of branches (including extension counters) and the ATM network stood at 1,986 branches and 5,471 ATMs respectively.
12 Information on investor complaints pursuant to Clause 41 of the listing agreement for the quarter ended March 31, 2011: Opening : Nil ; Additions : 299 ; Disposals : 299 ; Closing position : Nil.
13 Figures of the previous period have been regrouped/reclassified wherever necessary to conform to current period’s classification.
14 LOGO 10 lac = LOGO 1 million

LOGO 10 million = LOGO 1 crore

 

Place : Mumbai       Aditya Puri
Date : April 18, 2011       Managing Director


HDFC BANK LIMITED GROUP

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2011

 

                 ( LOGO in lacs)  
      Particulars    Year ended
31.03.2011
     Year ended
31.03.2010
 
            Audited      Audited  

1

   Interest Earned (a)+(b)+(c)+(d)      2004334         1623274   
     a) Interest/discount on advances/bills      1518803         1209275   
     b) Income on Investments      467565         397793   
     c) Interest on balances with Reserve        
         Bank of India and other inter bank funds      15827         8708   
     d) Others      2139         7498   

2

   Other Income      458504         420957   

3

   A) TOTAL INCOME (1) + (2)      2462838         2044231   

4

   Interest Expended      942515         779760   

5

   Operating Expenses (i) + (ii)      731795         608083   
     i) Employees cost      297714         238931   
     ii) Other operating expenses      434081         369152   

6

  

B) TOTAL EXPENDITURE (4)+(5)

(excluding Provisions & Contingencies)

     1674310         1387843   

7

   Operating Profit before Provisions and Contingencies (3) - (6)      788528         656388   

8

   Provisions (Other than tax) and Contingencies      192807         214487   

9

   Exceptional Items      —           —     

10

   Profit / (Loss) from ordinary activities before tax (7-8-9)      595721         441901   

11

   Tax Expense      193952         138609   

12

   Net Profit / (Loss) from Ordinary Activities after tax (10-11)      401769         303292   

13

   Extraordinary items (net of tax expense)      —           —     

14

   Net Profit / (Loss) (12-13)      401769         303292   

15

   Minority Interest      3224         3254   

16

   Share in profits of associates      704         327   

17

   Consolidated profit for the year attributable to the Group      399249         300365   

18

   Paid up equity share capital (Face Value of LOGO 10/- each)      46523         45774   

19

   Reserves excluding revaluation reserves (as per balance sheet of previous accounting year)      2511791         2115815   

20

   Analytical Ratios        
     (i) Percentage of shares held by Government of India      Nil         Nil   
     (ii) Earnings per share ( LOGO)        
     (a) Basic EPS before & after extraordinary items (net of tax expense)      86.5         68.8   
     (b) Diluted EPS before & after extraordinary items (net of tax expense)      85.4         68.1   


Consolidated Segment information in accordance with the Accounting Standard on Segment Reporting (AS 17) of the operating segments of the Group is as under:

 

                ( LOGO in lacs)  
Particulars    Year ended
31.03.2011
    Year ended
31.03.2010
 
            Audited     Audited  

1

   Segment Revenue         

a)

   Treasury      539116        462282   

b)

   Retail Banking      1950503        1573704   

c)

   Wholesale Banking      1161289        816204   

d)

   Other banking operations      284994        261030   

e)

   Unallocated      (123     (389
     Total      3935779        3112831   
     Less: Inter Segmental Revenue      1472941        1068600   
     Income from Operations      2462838        2044231   

2

   Segment Results         

a)

   Treasury      9612        67348   

b)

   Retail Banking      301457        159680   

c)

   Wholesale Banking      242331        197862   

d)

   Other banking operations      115815        73568   

e)

   Unallocated      (73494     (56557
     Total Profit Before Tax, Minority Interest & Earnings from Associates      595721        441901   

3

   Capital Employed         
     (Segment Assets - Segment Liabilities)         

a)

   Treasury      7501909        6394476   

b)

   Retail Banking      (5899586     (4755502

c)

   Wholesale Banking      966039        402003   

d)

   Other banking operations      479097        385953   

e)

   Unallocated      (509823     (274971
     Total      2537636        2151959   

Business Segments have been identified and reported taking into account, the target customer profile, the nature of products and services, the differing risks and returns, the organization structure, the internal business reporting system and the guidelines prescribed by RBI.

Geographic Segments

Since the Group does not have material earnings emanating outside India, the Group is considered to operate in only the domestic segment.

Notes :

 

1 The above results represent consolidated financial results for HDFC Bank Limited, its subsidiaries and associates. These results have been approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on April 18, 2011. There are no qualifications in the auditor’s report for the year ended March 31, 2011. The information presented above is extracted from the audited consolidated financial statements as stated.
2 The above results are prepared in accordance with the principles set out in Accounting Standard 21- Consolidated Financial Statements and Accounting Standard 23 - Accounting for Investments in Associates in Consolidated Financial Statements as prescribed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
3 Figures of the previous year have been regrouped/reclassified wherever necessary to conform to current year’s classification.
4 LOGO 10 lac = LOGO 1 million

LOGO 10 million = LOGO 1 crore

 

Place : Mumbai

   Aditya Puri   

Date : April 18, 2011

   Managing Director   


LOGO

 

NEWS RELEASE

HDFC Bank Limited

FINANCIAL RESULTS (INDIAN GAAP)

FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2011

The Board of Directors of HDFC Bank Limited approved the annual audited (Indian GAAP) accounts for the year ended March 31, 2011, at their meeting held in Mumbai on Monday, April 18, 2011.

FINANCIAL RESULTS:

Profit & Loss Account: Quarter ended March 31, 2011

The Bank’s total income for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, was LOGO 6,724.3 crores. Net revenues (net interest income plus other income) at LOGO 4,095.2 crores for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 increased by 24.0% over LOGO 3,302.1 crores for the corresponding quarter ended March 31, 2010. Net interest income (interest earned less interest expended) for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 was LOGO 2,839.5 crores as against LOGO 2,351.4 crores for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. This was driven by loan growth of 27.1% and a core net interest margin for the quarter of 4.2%.

Other income (non-interest revenue) for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 was LOGO 1,255.8 crores up 32.1% over that in the corresponding quarter ended March 31, 2010. The main contributor to other income for the quarter was fees & commissions of LOGO  1,000.6 crores, up by 23.2% over LOGO 812.5 crores in the corresponding quarter ended March 31, 2010. The other major component of other income was foreign exchange & derivatives revenue of LOGO 245.4 crores as against LOGO 180.1 crores for the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The Bank earned a profit of LOGO 8.6 crores on revaluation / sale of investments for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 as against a loss of LOGO 47.3 crores in the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

Operating expenses for the quarter were LOGO 1,998.4 crores, an increase of 24.3% over LOGO 1,607.8 crores during the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The cost-to-income ratio for the quarter was stable at 48.8% as against 48.7% for the corresponding quarter ended March 31, 2010. Provisions and contingencies were LOGO 431.3 crores (including specific loan loss and floating provisions of LOGO 330.1 crores) for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 as against LOGO 439.9 crores (including specific loan loss and floating provisions of LOGO 322.8 crores) for the corresponding quarter ended March 31, 2010. After providing LOGO 550.8 crores for taxation, the Bank earned a Net Profit of LOGO 1,114.7 crores, an increase of 33.2% over the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

 


LOGO

 

Profit & Loss Account: Year ended March 31, 2011

For the year ended March 31, 2011, the Bank earned total income of LOGO 24,263.4 crores. Net revenues for the year ended March 31, 2011 were LOGO 14,878.3 crores, up by 20.3% over LOGO 12,369.5 crores for the year ended March 31, 2010. The Bank’s net profit for year ended March 31, 2011 was LOGO 3,926.4 crores, up 33.2%, over the year ended March 31, 2010. Consolidated net profit for the Bank increased by 32.9% to LOGO 3,992.5 crores for the year ended March 31, 2011.

Balance Sheet: As of March 31, 2011

The Bank’s total balance sheet size increased by 24.7% from LOGO 222,459 crores as of March 31, 2010 to LOGO 277,353 crores as of March 31, 2011. Total net advances as of March 31, 2011 were LOGO 159,983 crores, an increase of 27.1% over March 31, 2010. Total deposits were at LOGO 208,586 crores, an increase of 24.6% over March 31, 2010. Savings account deposits grew 27.2% over the previous year to reach LOGO 63,448 crores, while current account deposits at LOGO 46,460 crores, registered a growth of 24.8% over the same period. Adjusting current account deposits for one-offs at year end the core CASA ratio was at 51% of total deposits as at March 31, 2011.

Capital Adequacy:

The Bank’s total Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) as at March 31, 2011 (computed as per Basel II guidelines) stood at 16.2% as against 17.4% as of March 31, 2010 and against the regulatory minimum of 9.0%. Tier-I CAR was 12.2% as of March 31, 2011. During the year 74.8 lac shares were allotted by the Bank on the exercise of options granted earlier under various employee stock option plans. As a result, equity share capital increased by LOGO 7.5 crores and reserves (share premium) by LOGO 820.7 crores.

DIVIDEND

The Board of Directors recommended an enhanced dividend of LOGO 16.50 per share for the year ended March 31, 2011, as against LOGO 12.0 per share for the previous year. This would be subject to approval by the shareholders at the next annual general meeting.

 


LOGO

 

NETWORK

As of March 31, 2011, the Bank’s distribution network was at 1,986 branches and 5,471 ATMs in 996 cities as against 1,725 branches and 4,232 ATMs in 779 cities as of March 31, 2010. The Bank’s total customer base was 21.9 million as of March 31, 2011.

ASSET QUALITY

Asset quality continued to remain healthy with gross non-performing assets as on March 31, 2011 at 1.1% of gross advances as against 1.4% at the end of the previous year. The ratio of net non-performing assets to net advances as of March 31, 2011 was at 0.2%, down from 0.3% as at March 31, 2010. The Bank’s provisioning policies for specific loan loss provisions remained higher than regulatory requirements. The NPA coverage ratio based on specific provisions (not including write-offs, technical or otherwise) was at 82.5% as on March 31, 2011 while that on March 31, 2010 was 74.8%. Total restructured loans (including applications received and under process for restructuring) were at 0.4% of gross advances of which 0.1% were restructured loans classified as NPAs as on March 31, 2011.

SUBDIVISION (SPLIT) OF THE BANK’S EQUITY SHARES

The Board of Directors considered and approved the sub-division (split) of one equity share of the Bank having a nominal value of LOGO 10 each into five equity shares of nominal value of LOGO 2 each. The record date for the same shall be determined subsequently. The sub-division of shares will be subject to approval of the shareholders and any other statutory and regulatory approvals, as applicable.

Note:

LOGO = Indian Rupees

1 crore = 10 million

All figures and ratios are in accordance with Indian GAAP.

Certain statements are included in this release which contain words or phrases such as “will,” “aim,” “will likely result,” “believe,” “expect,” “will continue,”“anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,”“contemplate,” “seek to,” “future,” “objective,” “goal,” “project,” “should,” “will pursue” and similar expressions or variations of these expressions that are “forward-looking statements.” Actual results may differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements due to certain risks or uncertainties associated with our expectations with respect to, but not limited to, our ability to implement our strategy successfully, the market acceptance of and demand for various banking services, future levels of our nonperforming loans, our growth and expansion, the adequacy of our allowance for credit and investment losses, technological changes, volatility in investment income, our ability to market new products, cash flow projections, the outcome of any legal, tax or regulatory proceedings in India and in other jurisdictions we are or become a party to, the future impact of new accounting standards, our ability to pay dividends, the impact of changes in banking regulation and other regulatory changes in India and other jurisdictions on us, our ability to roll over our short-term funding sources and our exposure to market and operational risks. By their nature, certain of the market risk disclosures are only estimates and could be materially different from what may actually occur in the future. As a result, actual future gains, losses or impact on net income could materially differ from those that have been estimated. In addition, other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those estimated by the forward-looking statements contained in this document include, but are not limited to: general economic and political conditions, instability or uncertainty in India and the other countries which have an impact on our business activities or investments, caused by any factor including terrorist attacks in India or elsewhere, anti-terrorist or other attacks by any country, military armament or social unrest in any part of India; the monetary and interest rate policies of the government of India; natural calamities, inflation, deflation, unanticipated turbulence in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, equity prices or other rates or prices; the performance of the financial markets in India and globally; changes in Indian and foreign laws and regulations, including tax, accounting and banking regulations; changes in competition and the pricing environment in India; and regional or general changes in asset valuations.